Division
Endocrinology
Complex diabetes care in a community with high prevalence of type 2 diabetes and obesity, plus dedicated thyroid, pituitary, and incidentaloma clinics.
The South Bronx is a food desert, and the community has a high prevalence of type 2 diabetes and obesity. The Division of Endocrinology gives residents deep experience managing complicated diabetes, alongside dedicated clinics for thyroid and pituitary disorders and incidentalomas.
Certified diabetes nurse educators and registered dietitians work with the physicians in clinic. The division also sponsors an ACGME-accredited Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Fellowship.
Faculty
Tasneem Zahra, MD
Chief of Endocrinology; Fellowship Program Director
Julia Vargas-Jerez, MD
Fellowship Associate Program Director
Vanessa Escobar Barboza, MD